Mon, 25 Nov 2024, 06:45 pm
শিরোনাম :
Shishu Park must open its door to children
THE Dhaka south city authorities temporarily closed the Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Shishu Park in January 2019 for renovation and modernisation by December 2019. The plan was part of the Buildingread more
Worrying absence of measures to facilitate religious harmony
AN INCREASE in the number of incidents of sectarian violence suggests a worrying failure of the government in containing such violence and of the state in ensuring the safety andread more
A practice that bleeds economy, begets sufferings
THE National Economic Council having approved a proposal for an increase in the cost of the under-construction elevated metro rail by 52 per cent and its tenure by a yearread more
Data protection law must not invade individual’s privacy
THE issues that raised concern about the Personal Data Protection Act 2022 when its draft was put online in April to elicit public opinions are still there in the revisedread more
Govt support for flood victims still inadequate
PEOPLE of the north and north-east fear a second flooding spell as major rivers continue to swell amidst torrential rain and onrush of water from the upstream. The first phaseread more
Govt must check waterborne diseases in flood-hit areas
THE public health system in the north and north-east affected by the flooding is overwhelmed with an increased number of patients with waterborne diseases. The number of such patients doubledread more
Worrying violation of health rights of prisoners
AN ALARMING rise in the number of deaths in jail custody suggests that the prison system in Bangladesh still cannot ensure basic rights of prisoners which include ready access toread more
Govt had better resolve prickly rights abuse issues
THE rejection by the NGO Affairs Bureau of the application of rights group Odhikar for a registration renewal, which leaves the registration cancelled, is an example of government high-handedness. Theread more
Authorities must look into displaced people’s interests
MORE than 200 families, displaced by the acquisition of land for the Ashuganj Power Plant in Patuakhali, having been denied fair price points to corruption, mismanagement and carelessness. The families,read more
Alarming rise in hypertension
It is disturbing to note that number of hypertension patients have dramatically shot up in the country. The shocking revelation comes against the backdrop as the country observed World Hypertensionread more
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